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Janice K. Kiecolt-Glaser, Ph.D.
Introduction
Janice K. Kiecolt-Glaser is recognized for her seminal contributions to the field of psychoneuroimmunology. Her research has rigorously established connections between stressors that emerge in the context of marriage and alterations in immune, hormonal, and metabolic systems. These connections are key to understanding the centrality of marriage and intimate relationships to health and well-being across the adult lifespan. Kiecolt-Glaser has authored more than 250 empirical papers and chapters.
Career
Kiecolt-Glaser received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Miami in 1976. She completed an internship in Clinical Psychology at Baylor College of Medicine, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Rochester School of Medicine. She began her career as Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the Ohio State University School of Medicine (1978), where she currently serves as Distinguished...
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Jaremka, L. M., Glaser, R., Malarkey, W. B., & Kiecolt-Glaser, J. K. (2013a). Marital distress prospectively predicts poorer cellular immune function. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 38, 2713–2719.
Jaremka, L. M., Lindgren, M. E., & Kiecolt-Glaser, J. K. (2013b). Synergistic relationships among stress, depression, and troubled relationships: Insights from psychoneuroimmunology. Depression and Anxiety, 30, 288–296.
Kiecolt-Glaser, J. K., & Newton, T. L. (2001). Marriage and health: His and hers. Psychological Bulletin, 127, 472–503.
Kiecolt-Glaser, J. K., & Wilson, S. J. (2017). Lovesick: How couples’ relationships influence health. Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, 13, 421–443.
Kiecolt-Glaser, J. K., Bane, C., Glaser, R., & Malarkey, W. B. (2003). Love, marriage, and divorce: Newlyweds’ stress hormones foreshadow relationship changes. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 71, 176–188.
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Newton, T.L. (2018). Kiecolt-Glaser, Janice. In: Lebow, J., Chambers, A., Breunlin, D. (eds) Encyclopedia of Couple and Family Therapy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15877-8_721-1
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